the International Water Ski Union. His son, Dick Pope Jr., was one of the first persons to successfully barefoot water ski, and is a member of the Water Ski Hall of Fame. They are the only father–son pair in the Water Ski Hall of Fame. See also List of Water Skiing Hall of Fame Inductees References External links 1900 births 1988 deaths American sports businesspeople American water skiers Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa Sports inventors and innovators Businesspeople from Florida People from Winter Haven, Florida 20th-century American businesspeople